Transmigration: I, the Dragon Overlord, start by protecting my beautiful bride!

"Today? Not today." Upon hearing this, Long Aotian deliberately waved his hand and said, "My wife said she's cooking today herself. If I don't go back to eat, she'll divorce me!"

"What?! You want a divorce just because you missed one meal?!" Jiang Shou was speechless at Long Aotian's absurd words. "How is that possible? Lord Shen, you used to be an expert in all sorts of vices, and staying out all night was the norm for you. Why didn't your sister-in-law mention wanting a divorce before?"

"Chief Inspector Jiang, you don't know this, but before, I was incompetent, and Shen Juanxin looked down on me." Long Aotian said deliberately, "Now that I'm capable, I just helped her get rid of the relatives who were demanding repayment this morning, so of course she wants to keep an eye on me."

"This..." Jiang Shou hesitated, "Then, Lord Shen, what did you promise me?"

"Give me a few more days, okay?"

"Ah? A few more days?!" Jiang Shou exclaimed anxiously, "Why is that, Lord Shen?!"

"I..." Long Aotian looked troubled. "With Chief Inspector Jiang's excellent information network, surely he knows what happened this morning?"

“Although my wife is as beautiful as a flower, everyone in Qianzhou knows what her situation is, doesn’t they?” Long Aotian deliberately lowered his voice. “She’s a hot potato. To be honest, Chief Inspector Jiang, the money I returned to those poor relatives this morning was borrowed by me for the gambling den!”

"People from the gambling den?" Jiang Shouyi's expression changed slightly upon hearing this, but he quickly regained his composure and said, "Lord Shen, can I help you settle this gambling debt? You can go and collect my things tomorrow."

"This debt is a major concern for me. If Chief Inspector Jiang can help me resolve it, then I, Shen, will naturally have time to accompany you to retrieve the items tomorrow." Seeing that Jiang Shou understood his meaning, Long Aotian immediately bowed and clasped his hands in greeting.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Shou sneered and said, "Lord Shen wants benefits, so be it. These things are negotiable. Why did you have to stand me up like this?"

Upon hearing this, Long Aotian pretended to be drunk and simply refused to respond.

"Alright, don't worry." Jiang Shou said with his hands behind his back, "I will take care of the gambling den matter. Tomorrow at midnight, it will still be at the gambling den. I hope Lord Shen will not be late again."

Long Aotian smiled happily, "Of course, of course."

Although Long Aotian is now fully capable of repaying the gambling debts owed to Wen Xiaolang, he may even be able to avoid repayment once he has secured his official position.

But doing so was not a good idea after all. After much thought, he finally decided to hand the problem over to Jiang Shou.

Anyway, the more problems he creates for himself, the more they will think he, Long Aotian, is a fool.

"I am back."

"You must be tired after a long day out. Go wash your hands and have some dinner."

Pushing open the courtyard gate, what came into view was her virtuous and beautiful wife, Shen Juanxin.

These past few days, because of his injury, she has been cooking all the meals for him.

Whenever Long Aotian returned home, Shen Juanxin would either wait obediently to the side making clothes or doing other crafts. In short, Shen Juanxin would not touch her chopsticks unless he came home.

"Wife, next time I come home late, you can eat first, it's alright." Long Aotian said to Shen Juanxin as he stepped into the house.

“That won’t do,” Shen Juanxin said. “My dad says that food tastes better when the whole family eats together.”

Long Aotian listened to her words and feared that she was making excuses.

So he deliberately asked with a smile, "If I come back tonight, will you wait for me too?"

“This…” Shen Juanxin said, “Of course we have to wait.”

“You don’t need to wait.” The moment she finished speaking, Long Aotian immediately said, “It’s not like I can’t cook, you don’t need to do that.”

"What do you mean by that..." Shen Juanxin held the bowl and looked at Long Aotian. Suddenly, her pretty face turned deathly pale.

"Could it be that they dislike me?"

"what?"

I never expected that a careless remark I made that day would immediately bring tears to Shen Juanxin's eyes.

Her eyes were red-rimmed, and her hair was disheveled. "I know you've gained the favor of the people at Dongda University, and I also know that I'm just a burden to you..."

If there's anything you dislike about me, perhaps you can tell me, and I'll change...

These sudden words left Long Aotian completely bewildered.

"My wife, why do you say that?" He came to Shen Juanxin, gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and said softly, "I just feel that it would be too hard on you if we did that."

"what?"

Shen Juanxin looked at Long Aotian, clearly finding his words somewhat unbelievable.

In her eyes, she seemed to have no value other than washing clothes and cooking for Long Aotian.

Besides, he had caused her so much trouble. What ordinary family would take out three hundred taels to pay off their wife's debts? After the family's decline and all that had happened, in her heart, he was no longer worth three hundred taels…

What she didn't know was that Long Aotian felt incredibly happy just looking at her every day...

"do not Cry."

Long Aotian looked at her, at this woman who came from a wealthy family but had suffered a lot due to the decline of her family, and said with great heartache, "A wife is meant to be cherished, I can't bear to see you cry."

Upon hearing this, Shen Juanxin's pretty face immediately turned bright red, her heart raced, and she couldn't utter a word.

Long Aotian didn't speak, but squatted down beside her, silently put his arm around her waist, rested his head in her chest, and whispered, "For me, it is already a very happy thing that my wife can always stay with me."

"What happened?"

"No."

Long Aotian raised his head, smiled slightly, and said, "Let's eat. Don't overthink it."

“Okay.” Shen Juanxin nodded, picked up Long Aotian’s bowl, and served him a large bowl of rice.

The two sat in the courtyard, and Long Aotian told her about how he helped Miss Shi clear her name, find her purse, and catch the thief.

As a web novelist, he was naturally a master storyteller, easily making Shen Juanxin furrow her brows one moment and chuckle softly the next.

Shen Juanxin was initially unwilling to tell him stories because her family's etiquette dictated that one should not speak while eating or sleeping.

But Long Aotian is a modern person, and what modern person doesn't talk while eating?

So when he, as the head of the family, spoke up, Shen Juanxin didn't say anything.

Having been bound by rules and regulations for so long, Shen Juanxin was captivated by the sudden freedom of these constraints. Occasionally, she would smile and ask follow-up questions or share her own opinions.

Long Aotian saw all of this and was very pleased.